Our Tools

In our lab, we are using a wide variety of behavioral and physiological instruments, with an emphasis on technological integration between the systems.

A. Human:

Auditory Sustained Attention Test (ASAT), Startle response system, Electro-dermal response, EEG and fNIR.

A photo describing the signal received by the ASAT.

Human Auditory Sustained Attention Test (ASAT)

A photo of the fNIR system fitted on a human female.

fNIR (Artinis)

. Animal models (rats and mice):

Behavioral: Plus maze, T-maze, Open Field, Object Recognition, Pre-Pulse Inhibition, Startle response, Social Cooperation maze, Rotarod, Water maze, Radial maze, Shuttle box, Fear conditioning, Sucrose preference test, stress procedures, Porsolt test, 5-CSRTT and Auditory Sustained Attention (ASAT). In addition, we have the latest versions of Ethovision and Observer software (Noldus ltd.) that also serve as a platform for custom-made software developed in our lab.

Molecular Biology: ELISA, Western blot analysis, Immunohistochemical staining.

Electrophysiology: Extracellular and single unit in-vivo electrophysiological recordings in behaving animals (Multichannel systems ltd.). 

A photo of the lab's motor monitor and an example.

Open field by Motor Monitor

A photo of the rodents selective attention task.

Selective Attention by Object Recognition

A photo describing the signal received by the rat version of ASAT.

(i) Auditory sustained attention by Pre-Pulse Inhibition; (ii) Anxiety by Startle Response

A photo of the Dominancy by Tube Test

Dominancy by Tube Test

A photo of the Morris Water Maze

Morris Water Maze

A photo of the Radial Maze.

Radial Maze 

A photo of the Fear Conditioning chamber.

Fear Conditioning 

A photo of a Shuttle box.

Shuttle Box

A photo of the Rotor-Rod (aka rotarod).

Rotor-Rod (aka rotarod)

A simulation of an Enriched Environment for rodents..

Enriched Environment 

A simulation of the Olfactory shuttle box (OdorBox))

Olfactory Shuttle Box (OdorBox)

... and more.